Insulator.



J. ALSBBRG. IHSULATOB. urmornor rum) sun. 2B, 1908. nnnnwnn rm. 24,1911.

1,006,041 Patented 001;. 17, 19 1.

WITNESSES: i I: "n INVENTOR WZZZA 6 m fi f f 13% mm" ATTORNEY theunderside of the support 10 and the rounding said rope by means of thelower tubular section 23 which rests upon the socket 18, and that thesucceeding super posed protecting sections 27 and 34 are each in turnsupported one upon the other sons to befree to move or swing with theinsulating member 12 itself, and that the entire insulator with itsprotective sections 15 in turn protected by the hood 37 arranged uponthe bolt 16 directly below the supporting arm 10.

Having thus described my invent-ion, what I claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent is:

11 An insulator, comprising an insulating member, and tubular protectinmeans surrounding said insulating mem er and free therefrom,substantiallyas specified.

2. An insulator comprising an insulating member and a flexibleprotecting means surrounding said insulating member and free therefrom,substantially as specified.

3. An insulator comprising a flexible insulating member, and flexibleprotecting means surrounding said insulating member End free therefrom,substantially as spbcied. 1 v

4. An insulator comprising a fl'exibleinsulating member, and a'series oftubular protecting sections surrounding said insu-' lat-ing member,substantially as specified.

-5. An insulator comprising a flexible inmember, and a serles oftubular-' protecting sections formed of insulating nut-- sulatin terialsurrounding said insulating member, substantially as specified.

6. An insulator comprising a flexible insulating member, and a series oftubular protecting sections arranged one upon the other and surroundingsaid insulating memleer, substantially as specified.

7. An insulator comprising a flexible in'- I sulating member, means forsupporting said insulating member, a series'of ind vidual protectingsections arranged one upon the other and forming a flexible memberloosely surrounding said insulatin member'an'd supported at one end bysai iinsillating member, substantially as specie a a 8. An insulatorcomprising a flexible insulating member, means for su' orting vsaidinsulating member, a series 0 individual protecting sections formed ofinsulating rotectingflexible protecting member loosely materialarrarfgedone upon the other and forming a exible protecting memberloosely'surrounding said insulatin member and supported at one end bysaid insulating mem or, substantially as specified.

9. An insulator comprising a flexible insulating member, means for suporting said insulating member, a series o individual protecting sectionsarranged one upon the other "and forming a flexible protecting membersupported by and loosely surrounding said insulating, member, and a hoodarranged above said insulating member and protecting members,substantially as specified.

' 10. Aninsulator comprising a flexible insulating member-,means forsupporting said insulating member, an attaching device carried bv saidinsulating member, a series of individual protecting sections supportedupon said attach-ing device, and arranged one upon the other andsurrounding said insulating member, substantially as specified.

11. insulator comprising-a flexible insulating member, means forsupporting said insulating member, an attaching device carried by saidinsulatingmember, a series of individual protecting sections supportedupon said attaching device and arranged one upon the other andsurrounding said insulating member, and a hood arranged [abovesaldinsulatin'g members and protecting sections, substantially asspecified.

12. An msulator comprising a flexible insulating member, means forsupporting sand insulating member, an attaching device carried by saidinsulating member, a series of individual protecting sections arrangedone upon the other provided with petticoats, and sockets to receive theopposite ends of adjoining proteeting members, substantially asspecified.

13'. An insulator comprising a flexible insulating member,- meansfor-supporting said insulating member, an attaching device car- 'IlGd'bysaid msulatlng member, a series of individual protecting sectionsarranged one uponthe other provided with petticoats and sockets toreceive the opposite ends of ad- 'joining protecting members, and a hoodarranged above said insulating member and grgtecting sections,substantiallyas speei- 14. An insulator comprising a flexibleinsulatingmember, means for supporting said insulating membernn-attach ing devicecarried by said insulatingzmembena series of individual protectingsections each consisting of a tubular portion and aflaring portionprovided at its .underside' with a socket adapted to receive the tubularportion of an adjoining protecting section and forming a sur-' rounding.said insulating member, substantially as specified.

15. An insulator comprising a flexible insulating member, means forsupporting said insulatlng member, an attaching device car ried by saidinsulating member, a series of individual protecting sections eachconsisting'ot a tubular portion having its upper end rounded and aflaring portion adjacent to its lower end, and a socket provided in theunderside of said flaring portion having its base conformed to andadapted to receive the rounded upper end of an adjoining protectingsection, and means provided upon the lowermostof said protectingsections for supporting said superposed series of pro tecting sectionsupon and loosely surround ing said insulating member, substantially asmg of a tubular portion having its upper and rounded and a flaringportion adjacent to its lower end, a socket provided in the underside ofsaid flaring portion having its base conformed to and ada itcd toreceive the rounded upper end of an adjoining protecting section, means.provided upon the lowermost of said protecting members for supportingsaid superposed series of pro tecting sections upon Stlld insulating|ncmher, and a hood arranged above said insulating members andprotecting sections, substantially as specified.

17. An insulator comprising a flexible member formed of a siliconcompound, an attaching device at the free end thereof, means forsupporting said insulating member, a series of individual protectingsections each consisting of a tubular portion having its upper endrounded and provided with a rim, a flaring portion adjacent to its lowerend, a socket provided in the underside of Said 'flaring portion havingits base eonformed to and adapted to receive the opposite end of anadjoining protecting section, means provided upon the lowermost of saidprotecting sections adapted to engage the attaching device on saidinsulating member for supporting said superposed series of protee-tingsections loosely upon and surrounding said insulating member,substantially as specified.

18. An insulator comprising a flexible member formed of a siliconcompound, an attaching device at the lower end thereof, means forsupporting said insulating memher, a series of individual protecting sections each consisting of a tubular portion having its upper end roundedand provided with a rim, a flaring portion adjacent to its lower end, asocket provided in the underside of said flaring portion having its baseconformed to and adapted to receive the f opposite end of a protectingsection, means I provided upon the lowermost of said prof tee-tingsections adapted to engage the atl taching device on said insulatinmember for supporting said superposed serles of protecting sectionsloosely upon and surrounding said insulating ranged above saidinsulating members and t protecting sections, substantially asspecified. i 19v An insulator comprising an insulating member composedof a. cable consisting of strands or filaments of glass, device at thefree end thereof, means for l supporting said insulating member, aseries of individual protecting sections each con i l sisting of atubular portion having" its upper end rounded a flaring portion adjacentto its lower end, l a socket provided in the underside of said lflaringportion having its base conformed l to and adapted to receive theopposite end let an adjoining protecting section, means i provided uponthe lowermost of said prol tecting sections i said insulating membertaching device on superposed series of profor supporting said r tectingsections loosely upon and surrounding said insulating member,substantially .as specified.

20. An insulator comprising an insulating [member composed of a cableconsisting of i spun glass, an attaching device at the lower tendthereof, means for supporting said In l sulating member, a series ofindividual proi tecting sections each consisting of a tubular 1 portionhaving its upper end rounded and i provided with a rim. a flaringportion adjacent to its lower end, a socket provided in the underside ofsaid flaring portion having its base conformed to and adapted to receiveupon the lowermost of said adapted to engage the attaching device onsaid insulating member for supporting said superposed series ofprotecting sections loosely upon and surrounding said insulating member,and a hood arranged above said insulating members and protectingsections, substantially as specified.

Signed at the city of New York, in the county and State of New York,this twentysecond day of September, nineteen hundred and eight.

JULIUS ALSBERGQ lVitnesses: I CONRAD A. DIn'rnRIoH,

A. R. Aneus.

means provided protectlng sections member, and a hood ar an attachingand provided with a rim,

adapted to engage the atthe opposite end of a protecting section,

